The Trump administration has called on Iran to permanently end its nuclear program. But threats of force may undermine effort of nonproliferation.
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Reporting on Iran’s anti-government protests comes with extraordinary risks and obstacles.
Despite the bellicose rhetoric, Washington must realise the folly of another protracted conflict in the Middle East.
Kurds are the casualties of a US Syria strategy that aims to keep America afar, Iran out and Israel and Turkey apart.
Initially, the two gulf states were in alignment over Yemen’s civil war. But the Arab coalition’s unity has long since gone.
The question for many Iranians appears to be not whether their political system can be repaired, but whether continuing to live under it is viable at all.
Angered not just by social crises, Iranians are asking fundamental questions about the costs and sacrifices demanded by the Islamic Republic’s ruling ideology.
The attack in Palmyra reveals deep vulnerabilities in Syria’s security architecture, highlighting the challenges of reforming a fragmented state after conflict.
The seizure of southern Yemen by separatists raises the prospect of the country being carved in two.
Reluctance to address settler violence is the outcome of deep social, political and cultural changes, a scholar of Israeli extremist groups argues.
Some 1 million Syrians were welcomed in Germany after fleeing civil war. They are increasingly unwelcome in a country where politics have swung sharply right.
With Hezbollah refusing to disarm, there is no easy way out of an explosive situation.
A quarter of the 6 million Syrians who fled the country during the decadelong civil war have returned home in the past 12 months.
Iran has sought to bolster its economic and security relationships on the continent after a punishing year both at home and in the Middle East.
Since the start of the truce on Nov. 27, 2024, there have been thousands of Israeli violations inside Lebanese territory, while Hezbollah has yet to disarm.
The UN resolution references a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.
The vote revealed the depth of Iraq’s political fatigue and the power of dependency politics.
Ahmed al-Sharaa has become the first Syrian leader in history to be invited to the White House.
Israel may be isolated now, but Arab leaders understand the need to keep the peace, maintain US support, and expand economic ties with Israel.
A US-backed diplomatic push is trying to end months of Israeli attacks on Syria with a bilateral security pact. But concluding an agreement may prove a tall order.
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